Lamar football gets commitments from Central, Nederland players

Jared Ainswort, Beaumont Enterprise

By Jared Ainsworth

Updated 1:02 pm, Monday, January 21, 2013

From left, Koby Couron, Brock Pryor, Caleb Malveaux, and DeShawn Washington, lead Nederland's defensive line into Friday's game at rival Port Neches-Groves. The line has helped Nederland become the top passing defense and No. 2 scoring defense in District 20-4A.
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PN-G quarterback A.J. Smith with a quarterback keeper during the Mid County Madness football game with Nederland and PN-G at PN-G High School on Friday, October 19, 2012.
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PN-G quarterback A.J. Smith with a quarterback keeper during the...

PNG quarterback A.J. Smith is congratulated by teammates for his touchdown at Silsbee High School on Friday, August 31, 2012.
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PNG quarterback A.J. Smith is congratulated by teammates for his...

PN-G quarterback A.J. Smith fumbles the ball on a quarterback keeper during the Mid County Madness football game with Nederland and PN-G at PN-G High School on Friday, October 19, 2012.
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PN-G quarterback A.J. Smith fumbles the ball on a quarterback...

Senior quarterback Robert Mitchell. The Central High School football team opened practice on Monday, August 1, 2012. Their first game will be Friday August 31 at Port Arthur Memorial High School. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Senior quarterback Robert Mitchell. The Central High School...

Central's #12, Robert Mitchell, left, tries to avoid WO-S #20, Travon Blanchard, right, as he tries to gin some yardage. The West Orange-Stark football team played Central Medical Magnet High School Friday night, September 14, 2012 at the Carrol A. "Butch" Thomas Educational Support Center. At the half, WO-S was ahead 7-0. This is a nondistrict game. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Central's #12, Robert Mitchell, left, tries to avoid WO-S #20,...

Central #12, Robert Mitchell, center, looks for a receiver in first half action. The Central Medical Magnet High School football team played West Brook High School Friday night in the second Beaumont Bowl match up at the Carrol A. "Butch" Thomas Educational Support Center. Both teams entered the Friday September 7 match up with 0-1 records. At the half, West Brook was ahead 20-7. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Central #12, Robert Mitchell, center, looks for a receiver in first...

Central #12, Robert Mitchell, left, looks for a receiver in first half action, as his teammate #78, Brandon Ellis, right, takes out West Brook's #35, De'Andre Smith. The Central Medical Magnet High School football team played West Brook High School Friday night in the second Beaumont Bowl match up at the Carrol A. "Butch" Thomas Educational Support Center. Both teams entered the Friday September 7 match up with 0-1 records. At the half, West Brook was ahead 20-7. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Central #12, Robert Mitchell, left, looks for a receiver in first...

Central #12, Robert Mitchell, center, looks for a receiver in first half action. The Central Medical Magnet High School football team played West Brook High School Friday night in the second Beaumont Bowl match up at the Carrol A. "Butch Thomas Educational Support Center. Both teams entered the Friday September 7 matchup with o-1 records. At the half, West Brook was ahead 20-7. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
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Central #12, Robert Mitchell, center, looks for a receiver in first...

Central quarterback Robert Mitchell, 12, charges for a first down during the Central football game against Little Cypress- Mauriceville at Carrol A. "Butch" Thomas Educational Support Center on Saturday, Nvember 3, 2012.
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Central quarterback Robert Mitchell, 12, charges for a first down...

Central quarterback Robert Mitchell, 12, scrambles in the back field and is forced to throw the ball away during the Central football game against Little Cypress- Mauriceville at Carrol A. "Butch" Thomas Educational Support Center on Saturday, Nvember 3, 2012.
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Central quarterback Robert Mitchell, 12, scrambles in the back...

Central quarterback, Robert Mitchell, slips in the back field causing a fumble and an injury to himself during the Nederland High School football game against Central High School in Nederland on Friday, November 9, 2012.
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Nederland defensive end Koby Couron and Central quarterback Robert Mitchell verbally committed to play football at Lamar this past weekend.

Port Neches-Groves quarterback A.J. Smith, meanwhile, opted to commit to Henderson State instead of joining the Cardinals. Smith, who holds an offer from Lamar, will play wide receiver for Henderson State, which is a Division II school in Arkansas.

Couron had 110.5 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 21 tackles for loss for Nederland this season.

Mitchell threw for 1,733 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions this year while running for 599 yards and 12 touchdowns.